Society and Solitude

August 29, 2017

E.Q: Identify themes in transcendental writing and connect it to real life.

Use textual evidence to support ideas in Emerson's writing.  

Obj: I can identify themes in transcendental writing and connect it to real life. 

I can use textual evidence to support ideas in Emerson's writing.

Starter: 

Listen to Let it Go by Idina Menzel 

Connect the ideas to the central ideas we have been discussing 

Use lyrics to support conclusions.

Vocabulary:

Word: Society 

Part of Speech; Noun

Dictionary Definition: 

1:  companionship or association with one's fellows :  friendly or intimate intercourse :  company

2:  a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially :  an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession

3a :  an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one anotherb :  a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests

4a :  a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct :  a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity literary societyb :  a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners

5a :  a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an associationb :  the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (such as a hive of bees); broadly :  an interdependent system of organisms or biological units

Your Definition: 

Activity: Use the word in a sentence.  

Activity; 

1.  Society and Solitude

With a partner, read and annotate Society and Solitude.

Discussion Questions

Summarize the ideas in Society and Solitude.

What is the relationship between the ideas of society and solitude.

Describe Emerson's outlook on human interaction.

How does this relate to today?

Evaluate what impacts our identity.

Then, answer the think questions.
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2.  Triple Venn Diagram

Use the THREE readings we have completed so far to complete the Venn Diagram.
You should compare and contrast the ideas between 

Song of Myself
Walden
Society and Solitude 

Your goal is to have at least 15 points all together. 

Closure: 

Make at least TWO relevant connections between ideas in Society and Solitude and our society.